unless we all switch to ubuntu. I know for a fact google employees use
ubuntu they have their own OS called goobuntu though. So if its good
enough for google, then why isn't it good enough for the rest of us?
sent from my vinux4 linux laptop
On 09/11/2013 06:55 PM, Charles Rivard wrote:
You're thinking of getting Windows 8.1. Can 8.2 be far behind? If
you want to stay current, here you go again. This might be an
exaggerated example, but the same principle applies. Microsoft has to
keep making money, and you have to give it to them. It's a never
ending problem. And who gets more benefit from it? Microsoft.
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----- Original Message ----- From: "Thomas Ward"
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To: "Gamers Discussion list" <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, September 11, 2013 2:54 PM
Subject: Re: [Audyssey] A Note to XP users
Hi Shaun,
Well, with Windows 8.1 about to come out in a couple of months I'd say
just skip Windows 8 and go to Windows 8.1. I'm glad I didn't spend
much on a Windows 8 upgrade for my Toshiba, because I am looking at
going to Windows 8.1 for my primary Windows box which I use for
Windows software development. I always try to keep that system up to
date.
However, as for running a server with multiple operating systems it
can be done, but you need quite a lot of CPU power and ram to pull it
off effectively. I'd recommend a desktop PC with a 64-bit duel core
processor and at least 4 GB of ram, and even better if you hav say 8
GB or so on that box to play with. Since virtual machines seem to run
better on Linux I'd suggest using Linux as the Host operating system,
and run various flavors of Windows in VMWare Player in order to cut
down the system resources for the host. The only catch 22 is that
Windows 7 and Windows 8 really need direct access to your graphics
card, rather than emulated, so its not as good in that case. However,
it really depends on which OS you will be using most. If Windows 7
were your primary then use it as the host and everything else as guest
operating systems.
Cheers!
On 9/11/13, shaun everiss <[email protected]> wrote:
well I still use xp for my old games and I will probably always use
xp or have an xp system at least.
win7 though is good and I have a 7 system.
My basic home work for when I am not on the road ie gaming, etc seems
to favor xp over 7 right now but once people like gma upgrade their
stuff that may be behind me.
The real reason I don't really hit 7 unless I need it is because I
still have working xp system with better speakers than my 7 box
though as I said its the older games I mainly play here.
I do use 7 all the time.
sadly though my network admin jobs for most things are 7 and 8 quite
a lot of machines a third of them are still using xp so I also still
use xp daily.
my eventual hope is to get a server with windows on it and maybe have
vms of linux xp and other oses or have them direct though I am not
sure how I'd start one the server then be able to boot different
vertual users but boot direct systems of the other stuff.
either that or have a dedicated gaming box.
the next thing I guess that will have to happen is going to 8 but I
don't need the extra features.
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